Marking pin



April 13 me. 1,580,579

- G. BGDEN MARKINGPIN Fil'd June f. I1921i Patented Apr. 13, i926.

UNITED STATES r 1,580,579 tirar-Eierv oEF1CE.-

GEORGE BODEN, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOIB., BY MESNE ASSIGN-MEN TS, TO SCOVILL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF WATERBUBY, CONNECTICUT,

A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

MARKING PIN. I..

Application med Janes, 1921. serial No. 476,13?.

' T0 all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE BODEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at IVaterbury, county of N ew Haven, and State of Connecticut,have invented'certain new and useful Improvements in Marking Pins, fullydescribed and represented in the Afollowing specification and theaccompanying drawings', forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to certain improvements iny marking pins.

Safety ,pins carrying a marking plate are well-known in the art. Thesepins are used for various purposes, an important use being in laundries.The marker plate on the pin carries a number or other symbol, and thearticles belonging to the same batch of laundry are marked with the samenumber o1' symbol. The marker is Isometimes formed by a plate which isaffixed to one of the legs of the safety pin; sometimes the marker isaffixed to the cap-which receives the pointed end of the pin, andconstructions have been proposed in which the marker plate is carried onthe bow end of the pin, the plate lying to one side of the bow andhaving a Iiange which is bent over the bow to secure the plate thereto-The latter construction has certain advantages, but in the constructionsreferred to the marker plate is so-fixed to the bow end of the pin thata crevice is formed between the pin and the plate. When the pin isinserted into the fabric, the fabric is liable to be crowded` into thecrevice be tween the marker plate and the pin during the laundryoperations and is frequently torn. Further, the marker plate, which isof thin Isheet metal, was so attached to the pin that a part of theouter edge was exposed and this exposed edge was liable to cut or injurearticles with which it came in contact during the laundry operations. y

One of the objects of this invention is to produce a marking pin whichshall have the marker plate fixed to the bow end of the pin, the platebeing secured to the pinin such a way that there is noV crevice in whichthe goods can be caught.

A further object of the invention is to produce a marking pin in whichthe outside sharp edge of the marking plate shall be guarded in such away that it will not come in contact with the articles during thelaundry operations.

A further object of the invention is to produce a pin which whiley ofconvenient size shall afford pro er space between the cap carrying baranv thevleg 'of the pin so that stringingoperations are facilitated.

With these andother objects not referred to in view, the inventionconsists in certain constructions, improvements and combinations ofparts which will-be hereinafter fully describe and then specificallyVpointed out. Referring to the accompanying drawing: Flgure'l is va viewvof the improved pin 'in side elevation.

pin and 2 the cap carrying bar, the cap l which receives the pointed legof the pin when the pin is lclosed being indicated at 3. The pointed legandthe cap carrying bar are connected by a bow 4 to which the markervplate is secured. In the ybest constructions embodying the invention,the pointed leg will be disposed at an angle to the bow, the point ofjuncture between the bow and the pointedleg which forms the apex of theangle being indicated at 7. The marker plate is indicated at 5,- andisprovided with a flange 6 by which the plate is secured to the bow, theflange being bent over the bow. In the improved construction, whenV theparts are assembled, the end of the flange 6 which is on the pointed legside of the bow and which is marked 8, lies' near the inner edge of theplate and also close to the angular point 7.V With this construction,very little of the metal of the marker plate lies forward of or insidethe point where the flange is connected to the bow. It follows,

therefore, that no substantial crevice exists between the pointed legand the metal of the marker plate, and one will not be formed by thespringing back of the thin edge of the point of attachment of the flangewith the marker pin and the cap, or, in other words,

the cap carrying bar slopes from its high point toward the end of theflange 6 on one side and toward the cap on the other. rIhis curve of thecap carrying bar accomplishes two important functions. The bar guardsthe outside edge of the marker plate so that when the article to whichthe marker pin is attached is going through the laundry operations,there is no 'sharp outside edge which can come in cont-act with otherarticles in the batch of laundry. Further, when the articles to whichthese markers are attached reach the sorting bench of the laundry, theyare strung on bars, the bars passing between the leg and the capcarrying bar. rIhis outward curve of the cap carrying bar increases the'space between it and the leg, and, therefore, makes it easier to placeit on ythe sorting bar.

What I claim is:

1. A marking pin comprising a. bow, a pointed leg and a cap carryingbar, .and a flanged marker plate having its `flange bent respect to theedge of the marker plate that it acts as a guard for the edge of theplate.

2. A marking pin comprising a bow, a cap carrying bar and a pointed leg,and a flanged marker plate having its flange bent over the bow to securethe plate to the bow, the flange and the cap carrying bar being curvedupward away from the pointed leg with the concave side of the curvetoward the pointed leg and so disposed with respect to the edge of themarker plate as to act as a guard therefor.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

GEORGE BODEN.

